What happens when the life you’ve built over decades begins to fall apart?

In this deeply moving episode of Hey Soul Sista, I sit down with acclaimed author and journalist Karina Machado — the writer behind the beloved books Spirit Sisters, Where Spirits Dwell, and Love Never Dies.

For years, Karina has dedicated her work to exploring extraordinary real-life stories of spiritual experiences, intuition, and connection beyond the physical world.

But in midlife, she found herself living her own.

After the gradual end of her 27-year marriage, Karina entered what she describes as a profound tarot “Tower moment” — a time of loss, identity unraveling, and deep emotional transformation.

And then something began to shift.

Not in an overnight, dramatic way… but through subtle experiences of meaning, synchronicity, and life feeling strangely alive with messages and guidance.

In this conversation, Karina shares:
The emotional reality of her marriage ending after 27 years
What it feels like when your identity begins to dissolve in midlife
How creativity and writing became a lifeline through grief and change
The synchronicities and meaningful experiences that began to emerge
Why she believes midlife is not a crisis — but a powerful threshold of awakening
The inspiration behind her app Reconnect & Create
And how women can begin to reconnect with their inner voice, creativity, and truth

We also explore powerful themes of spiritual experience, intuition, and the invisible threads that seem to guide us through life’s most uncertain moments.

Karina’s perspective is both grounded and deeply expansive — shaped by decades of storytelling, journalism, and listening to others share their most intimate encounters with the unseen.

This is an episode about endings… but also what becomes possible when we allow something new to emerge.

✨ If this episode resonates with you, share it with a woman who may be navigating change, grief, or a midlife awakening.

💛 Follow Hey Soul Sista for more conversations on healing, intuition, spirituality, and soulful living.

Connect with Karina Machado: 
App Reconnect & Create App
Podcast Spirit Sisters Podcast
Watch the Spirit Sisters Podcast on YouTube
Connect with me on Substack
Connect with me on Instagram
Connect with me on Facebook

Connect with Mel Histon:
Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!
Follow Hey Soul Sista on Instagram: @heysoulsistapodcast
Follow Mel on Instagram: @melissahiston 
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista 
Website: heysoulsista.com

What happens when the life you&rsquo;ve built over decades begins to fall apart?
In this deeply moving episode of Hey Soul Sista, I sit down with acclaimed author and journalist Karina Machado &mdash; the writer behind the beloved books Spirit Sisters, Where Spirits Dwell, and Love Never Dies.
For years, Karina has dedicated her work to exploring extraordinary real-life stories of spiritual experiences, intuition, and connection beyond the physical world.
But in midlife, she found herself living her own.
After the gradual end of her 27-year marriage, Karina entered what she describes as a profound tarot &ldquo;Tower moment&rdquo; &mdash; a time of loss, identity unraveling, and deep emotional transformation.
And then something began to shift.
Not in an overnight, dramatic way&hellip; but through subtle experiences of meaning, synchronicity, and life feeling strangely alive with messages and guidance.
In this conversation, Karina shares:
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<li data-section-id="1s5c0rf" data-start="1221" data-end="1284">The emotional reality of her marriage ending after 27 years</li>
<li data-section-id="v34jwt" data-start="1285" data-end="1356">What it feels like when your identity begins to dissolve in midlife</li>
<li data-section-id="13m01zw" data-start="1357" data-end="1430">How creativity and writing became a lifeline through grief and change</li>
<li data-section-id="1dvf3zv" data-start="1431" data-end="1502">The synchronicities and meaningful experiences that began to emerge</li>
<li data-section-id="13873n5" data-start="1503" data-end="1587">Why she believes midlife is not a crisis &mdash; but a powerful threshold of awakening</li>
<li data-section-id="11cpz7u" data-start="1588" data-end="1643">The inspiration behind her app Reconnect &amp; Create</li>
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</ul>
We also explore powerful themes of spiritual experience, intuition, and the invisible threads that seem to guide us through life&rsquo;s most uncertain moments.
Karina&rsquo;s perspective is both grounded and deeply expansive &mdash; shaped by decades of storytelling, journalism, and listening to others share their most intimate encounters with the unseen.
This is an episode about endings&hellip; but also what becomes possible when we allow something new to emerge.
✨&nbsp;If this episode resonates with you, share it with a woman who may be navigating change, grief, or a midlife awakening.
💛 Follow Hey Soul Sista for more conversations on healing, intuition, spirituality, and soulful living.
Connect with Karina Machado:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>App <a href="https://studio.com/karina">Reconnect &amp; Create App</a></li>
<li>Podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1QXGVY4iGDSMemLPwWOgpI">Spirit Sisters Podcast</a></li>
<li>Watch the Spirit Sisters Podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@karinamachado1312">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Connect with me on&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@karinamachado1">Substack</a></li>
<li>Connect with me on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/karinamachadoauthor/">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Connect with me on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KarinaMachadoauthor/">Facebook</a></li>
</ul>
Connect with Mel Histon:
<ul>
<li data-start="2311" data-end="2417">Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!</li>
<li data-start="2311" data-end="2417">Follow Hey Soul Sista on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/heysoulsistapodcast/">@heysoulsistapodcast</a></li>
<li data-start="2311" data-end="2417">Follow Mel on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/melissahiston/">@melissahiston&nbsp;</a></li>
<li data-start="2311" data-end="2417">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heysoulsista">@heysoulsista&nbsp;</a></li>
<li data-start="2311" data-end="2417">Website: <a href="https://heysoulsista.com/">heysoulsista.com</a></li>
</ul>

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista—the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.

I’ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul—because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out. Because midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s an awakening. 

And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come. So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine—no judgment here), and let’s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.

This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.

With love and soul, Mel Histon - your host xx

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista&mdash;the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL!&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you&rsquo;re in the right place.
Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.
I&rsquo;ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul&mdash;because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out. Because midlife isn&rsquo;t a crisis&mdash;it&rsquo;s an awakening.&nbsp;
And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come. So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine&mdash;no judgment here), and let&rsquo;s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.
This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.
With love and soul, Mel Histon - your host xx

Hey Soul Sista is the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Hey Soul Sista by Melissa Histon

 

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista—the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.

I’ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul—because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out.

Because midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s an awakening. And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come.

So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine—no judgment here), and let’s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.

This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.

With love and soul,

Mel Histon - your host xx

&nbsp;
Welcome to Hey Soul Sista&mdash;the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL!&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you&rsquo;re in the right place.
Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.
I&rsquo;ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul&mdash;because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out.
Because midlife isn&rsquo;t a crisis&mdash;it&rsquo;s an awakening. And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come.
So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine&mdash;no judgment here), and let&rsquo;s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.
This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.
With love and soul,
Mel Histon - your host xx

Hey Soul Sista 

Author Karina Machado shares the story of her midlife marriage breakdown, and the unexpected spiritual and emotional shifts that followed, revealing how loss can become a powerful awakening.